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by 3pm 9d ago
Craft was premised on the idea that a good writing and composition matters because it would be easier to read and comprehend (sometimes accepted by orgs because it was sold as cheaper). Now AI can read the code so the craft-leaning people w
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by 3pm 9d ago
I think there were always two camps when it came to writing code, a strong bimodal distribution. People that care about the perceived code quality (aka the ‘craft’) and people who treat the code as a means to an end. At least I always felt
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by 3pm 11d ago
Requiring backward compatibility doesn't imply the code quality needs to be low. Nothing prevents them from improving their code base except the organization itself - the incentives, promotion driven development etc.
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by 3pm 12d ago
I agree somewhat, but it took me a bit to articulate to myself. It is nuanced. Testing is what held everything together. They seem to have been taking it seriously and that alone was enough to keep a product of that scale (barely?) afloat.
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by 3pm 12d ago
I wonder how this holds up in the age of AI https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18442941
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by 3pm 17d ago
> The issuing bank keeps 2% Is this why the best cash back credit cards give 2%?
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by 3pm 17d ago
$700 premium for Duo compared to iPhone Pro Max 18. Exactly the price of iPad mini 256GB.
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by 3pm 17d ago
Duo screen: 7.6" vs iPad mini: 8.3". Duo will support Apple Pencil later. I wonder if many people with iPhone+iPad combination can now replace it with one device.
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by 3pm 2mo ago
I guess annual income also hints at annual expenses which should be important for the study. There are people who constantly spend all they make, and probably score low on self assessed happiness. Also income != wage, can be passive. I thin
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by 3pm 2mo ago
> What is the shape of the relationship between money and happiness, and what are its implications? 1. money != income. 2. Zip codes. 3. Age. 4. Social class. a) 65 year old professor living in Woodside, CA, with a net worth of $250,000K
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by 3pm 2y ago
I think that Model M (Unicomp/Lexmark) was a cost cut for Model F. Just recently, a company resurrected true Model F: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/
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by 3pm 2y ago
I’m hearing that Lexmark/Unicomp keyboards were/are a cost cutting project compared to original Model F. Interestingly there is a company that resurrected true, pre cost cutting, model F: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com
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Typewriter Simulator(shifthappens.site)
7 points by 3pm 2y ago|0 comments
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A Beginner's Guide to Switches(theremingoat.com)
61 points by 3pm 2y ago|39 comments
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The Stabilizer Problem(ryan.norbauer.com)
1 points by 3pm 2y ago|0 comments
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by 3pm 2y ago
Using Windows Server as a personal OS can be an option: https://www.windowsworkstation.com/win2016-2019/
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Panerai Submersible Elux Lab-ID: Mechanically Powered LEDs(hodinkee.com)
1 points by 3pm 2y ago|0 comments
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by 3pm 2y ago
Vanguard just tracks indexes. Indexes that include all publicly traded auto manufacturers in the world. E.g. Toyota: https://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/vtiax/portfolio Most of Vanguard is a large bureaucr
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by 3pm 2y ago
Interestingly enough, Vanguard voted against the package originally in 2018, and Black Rock voted for it (according to nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/business/tesla-elon-musk-... ) Tesla
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by 3pm 2y ago
I actually think that for VTSAX manages, the fact that they have to vote is sort of a liability for them. My guess is that they would rather not vote at all. They own the whole market anyway, and should only care about tracking the underlyi
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by 3pm 2y ago
For the record, Vanguard also has significant interest in the success of all Tesla competitors that are part of the index. Did Vanguard officially stated that they have "significant amount of trust in Musk"? They are not Cathy Woo
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by 3pm 2y ago
I guess the point here is that a huge percentage (7% just for Vanguard) of votes was not decided by the actual share holders. These shares are passively invested because Tesla is included in indexes like S&P 500. So the decision on the
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by 3pm 2y ago
Does anyone know about BlackRock and State Street votes? But Vanguard, which has total assets of about $9 trillion, and other big index fund managers were always likely to be key to the vote. Representatives of Vanguard rivals BlackRo
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Vanguard vote switch helped pass Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56B pay package(reuters.com)
9 points by 3pm 2y ago|11 comments
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by 3pm 2y ago
"Half of it is regurgitating" "how you behave as a human being, what happens when I throw in a curve ball." So it's half hazing, half theatrical performance?
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by 3pm 2y ago
Answering "Design Uber" questions is like playing a weird charade game in a LARP camp. It is very convenient for the interviewer because they set the rules and can change them anytime. They only prepare their question once and app
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by 3pm 2y ago
Obligatory MySQL Big Deletes: https://mysql.rjweb.org/doc.php/deletebig
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by 3pm 2y ago
Good paper on UTF-8 validation performance: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.03090 The relatively simple algorithm (lookup) can be several times faster than conventional algorithms at a common task using nothing more t
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by 3pm 2y ago
Not specifically about ML, but a good paper about unnecessary complexity introduced by a premature 'scalabilitization': The COST of a given platform for a given problem is the hardware configuration required before the platfor
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You vs. 4k Other Applicants(businessinsider.com)
3 points by 3pm 2y ago|1 comments

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